Frequent iCloud notifications, but I don't use iCloud

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Frequent iCloud notifications, but I don't use iCloud

With some frequency, my Macbook Air will give me the notification, "This Mac can't connect to iCloud because of a problem." Each time I click "Later" to make the notification go away, but of course it keeps coming back. If I instead allow the prompt to take me to iCloud preferences, it asks me to log in to iCloud.

I'm not logged into iCloud on purpose. I've never used it, and I have no interest in ever using it in the future. How do I stop this notification from recurring?

Macbook Air, MacOS Sierra 10.12.6

MacBook Air 11", macOS 10.12

Posted on Dec 7, 2019 12:03 PM

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Answer 1

Eric Root

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Dec 7, 2019 1:50 PM in response to gregory.fein

Try going to System Preferences/iCloud and uncheck all the boxes. That will prevent data from syncing to iCloud. Then sign into iCloud and stay signed in.

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Eric Root

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Dec 7, 2019 3:55 PM in response to gregory.fein

You are welcome. Once you sign in, you should see the boxes to uncheck. It is a workaround to end the notifications.

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gregory.fein Author

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Dec 7, 2019 1:57 PM in response to Eric Root

Thanks, but when I go to System Preferences/iCloud, there are no boxes to uncheck, only a sign-in field. I would rather not ever be signed into iCloud on any device. I would prefer to completely disable iCloud and get no notifications for it. Seems pretty perverse if the only way to avoid iCloud notifications is to be permanently signed into iCloud.

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tygb

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Dec 7, 2019 9:14 PM in response to gregory.fein

There could be many reasons that a notification appears can't connect to iCloud , the system files are corrupted or its due to keychain issues first contact senior apple care advisors https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201232

The best is erase the hard drive and reinstall Mac OS https://support.apple.com/en-in/HT204904

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Frequent iCloud notifications, but I don't use iCloud

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